Spirit if Akasha’, the movie honouring 40 years of the iconic surf flick ‘Morning Of The Earth’, will have its world premiere at the Sydney Festival on January 25.
‘Spirit of Akasha’ is a brand new Australian surfing movie mentored by ‘Morning of The Earth’ director Albe Falzon and produced by Australian filmmaker Andrew Kidman, who also features on the soundtrack with his band Windy Hill.
The new movie was filmed throughout the world in Australia, Hawaii, Bali, Tahiti, Mexico and Ireland. It features world champion surfers Mick Fanning, Stephanie Gilmore, Tom Curren, Kelly Slater and Beau Young have joined the new guard of Heath Joske, Harrison Roach, Ellis Ericson and Ace Buchan and Jon Jon Florence, alongside ‘soul surfers’ Fergal Smith, Joel & Kye Fitzgerald.
Like ‘Morning Of The Earth’, ‘Spirit Of Akasha’ treats the music as the narrator with every song played in its entirety, not background music to the vision.
Warner Music will release two new soundtracks on January 24.
The Spirit of Akaska soundtrack will feature the original songs composed and recorded by musicians with strong ties to the surfing community. It features songs by Xavier Rudd, Matt Corby, Angus Stone, Dirty Three, Brian Wilson and Atoms for Peace.
The album will be accompanied with a Morning Of The Earth Reimagined album featuring new versions of songs from the original movie by POND, Xavier Rudd, and Busby Marou.
“Being involved in the creative process of honouring Morning of the Earth in a modern way has been a wonderful experience. Listening to, and watching the offerings from the different musicians and filmmakers as they submitted their homages to Albert Falzon’s 1972 masterpiece, was one of the most inspiring things I’ve ever been involved in,” Andrew Kidman said.
The worldwide premiere of ‘Spirit of Akasha’ is on at the Sydney Opera House on January 25 at 7pm.
Spirit of Akasha album
Disc 1:
To Be Young – Andrew Kidman and the Windy Hills
Drifting On A Daydream – Grouplove
I Just Knew – Andrew VanWyngarden
Starcrossed Lonely Sailor – Chris Robinson Brotherhood
What The Devil Has Made – Matt Corby
Wavves – Jack River
Before Your Very Eyes – Atoms For Peace
Akasha – Canyons featuring Lee-Ann Curren
Spirit Of Akasha – Corsaire (Ben Howard, Mickey Smith, Nat Wason)
Great Divine – Xavier Rudd
Disc 2:
Unchained – Tom Curren
Dancing Through The Air (Part 1) – Brian Cadd & Tim Gaze
Gravity – Lee-Ann Curren
The Weatherman – Angus Stone
We Love Our Hole – Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & the Cairo Gang
In My Moondreams – Brian Wilson
The Pier – Dirty Three
Colouring The Streets – POND
The Burren – Corsaire (Ben Howard, Mickey Smith, Nat Wason)
Old Mother Sea – Bill Bensing
Dancing Through The Air (Reprise) – Brian Cadd & Tim Gaze
New Morning of the Earth Reimagined Album
1. Morning Of The Earth – Mick Turner and the Xlyouris Ensemble with vocals by Oliver Mann
2. I’ll Be Alright – Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Cairo Gang
3. First Things First – Matt Corby
4. Sure Feels Good – Tom Curren
5. Awake – Goons of Doom
6. Getting Back – Busby Marou
7. Open Up Your Heart – Jack River
8. Dream Chant – The Sand Pebbles
9. Simple Ben – Machine Translations
10. Bali Waters – POND
11. Making It On Your Own – The Autumn Defense
12. Uluwatu – Blake Mills
13. Day Comes – Xavier Rudd
14. Sea The Swells – Andrew Kidman and the Windy Hills
15. I’m Alive – Andrew VanWyngarden
16. Come With Me – Andrew Kidman
Spirit of Akasha trailer
Brian Cadd talks about the original Morning of the Earth’ at Noise11
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